When to plant garlic in Coimbra

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. For planting stock, the places nearby include Bonsai Mondego (garden centre, 2 km) and Horto Mondego (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic in Coimbra: soil, season and weather

There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 October. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 6.2 °C.

Planting	1 October
Coldest nights	January, 6.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in spring	already in the first week of January
Harvest (card)	about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight	11:48 on 1 October
Daylight at the winter solstice	9:18

Garlic in Coimbra: care after planting

Planted on 1 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

1 October — feed: nitrogen
29 October — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of garlic to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Garlic in nearby cities

2 of the nearest cities share Coimbra's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Aveiro	52 km	1 October	same day
Leiria	61 km	1 October	same day
Viseu	67 km	10 November – end of December	40 days later
Castelo Branco	91 km	by 26 November	56 days later
Guarda	105 km	26 October – end of December	25 days later
Porto	106 km	by 19 November	49 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Coimbra

Within 15 km of Coimbra OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 12 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Horto Mondego — garden centre
Avenida Elísio de Moura, 3030-183 Coimbra · Mon–Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00 · 3 km · hortomondego.pt
Bonsai Mondego — garden centre
Rua António Gonçalves 53 Lote 17, 3040-262 Coimbra · Mon–Fri 14:00–20:00; Sat 15:00–19:00 · 2 km
Mercado Municipal Dom Pedro V — market
Rua Olímpio Nicolau Fernandes, 3000-303 Coimbra · Mon–Wed 07:00–00:00; Thu–Sat 07:00–02:00 · 0 km · cm-coimbra.pt
Mercado do Calhabé — market
Travessa dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra 8, 3030-182 Coimbra · Mon–Fri 09:30–13:00, 14:00–17:30 · 2 km